11 killed while collecting free flour in Pakistan, 60 injured in stampede and other incidents

Free flour scheme is being run for the poor in Pakistan facing cash crisis. There is more emphasis on this especially in Punjab. The main objective of the plan is to stem the popularity of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan in Punjab.

11 killed while collecting free flour in Pakistan, 60 injured in stampede and other incidents

Inflation is at its peak in Pakistan which is facing economic crisis. Due to this, the essential things have gone out of the reach of the common man, for which the poor have to pay with their lives. 11 people have lost their lives in recent days in stampede and other incidents in Punjab province for getting free flour from the government shop. 

Free flour scheme for poor

Free flour scheme is being run for the poor in Pakistan facing cash crisis. There is more emphasis on this especially in Punjab. The main objective of the plan is to stem the popularity of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan in Punjab. On Tuesday too, two elderly women and a man died due to a stampede in the crowd that gathered to get free flour.

 

60 people have been injured in the stampede etc. 

Sixty others were injured during the stampede in Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh and Okara in south Punjab. Deaths were also reported from Faisalabad, Jehanian and Multan districts. At the same time, the police have blamed the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan for this, saying that a large number of people are gathering at the public distribution centers.